Greenwich Named 2017 Top Safest City to Raise a Child in the USA

SafeWise is a company that ranks a city after delving into each city’s data such as FBI crime statistics, public safety, public health and educational offerings.

After analyzing the data, SafeWise determined that Greenwich excelled at creating the safest environment for families.

“The Greenwich Polie Department’s officers are pro-active to make this town a safe place to live,” Police Chief Heavey wrote in a statement released on Tuesday.

“Their dedication and hard work is greatly appreciated,” he said. “Our partnership with the community and service providers place a very high priority on meeting the needs of our children and families.”

Heavey said Greenwich is a thriving community because all of its agencies,collaborators and partners work together to make the community the best it can be. “It is an honor to be recognized by an outside party for the efforts for our community.”

Earlier this year SafeWise named Greenwich to the Top 20 Safest Cities in the US.

This article was written by Michelle Xiong and Emma Burstiner for The Beak at Greenwich High School, and was published on Friday, March 16, 2018
On March 14, one month since the tragic Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in which 17 students were killed, schools across the nation rallied together and walked out of their classes at 10:00AM for 17 minutes. As Dr. Winters established in his email to the students, parents, and faculty, the message for the walk-out was that “we must do more to stop school shootings.”
The GHS Young Democrats were eager for the walk out.